Captain Bruce McCandless

It is with such great sadness that we heard of the passing of Captain Bruce McCandless. It was but a few weeks since he had graced us with his presence, a treasured memory we will all cherish forever. Your contributions to the space program will not be forgotten.

#OTD John Glenn was strapped inside the spacecraft he named Friendship 7 which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 14. During the four-hour, 55-minute flight he became the first American to orbit Earth.